Colombia is about to achieve a comprehensive ceasefire?, The "Never Arrived at This Step" Agreement | Society | Colombia
According to a report by Efi on July 14th, the Colombian government stated that the agreement it signed with the guerrilla organization "National Liberation Army" to promote a ceasefire and social participation is "significant progress", and stated that the fourth round of negotiations may discuss funding issues.
On July 14th, Olacio Guerrero, the negotiation representative of the Colombian government and head of the ceasefire negotiation group, stated in an interview with Efi in Havana that the signing of nine agreements on ceasefire issues and four technical documents on social participation represents a qualitative leap and the beginning of strengthened dialogue between the two sides.
Guerrero said, "This is a very important step because we have implemented the actions proposed at the negotiation table to Colombia." He introduced that during the temporary ceasefire period, "at least for these six months," the permanent work teams of both sides will continue to work hard to promote the peace process to achieve more results.
He emphasized that "the Colombian government and the 'National Liberation Army' have never taken this step before." He pointed out that August 3rd is a crucial day as it will mark the beginning of a comprehensive ceasefire and the design of a social participation system.
On February 13, 2023 local time, the Colombian government and the guerrilla organization "National Liberation Army" held peace talks in Mexico. Visual China
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He said that the agreement signed on July 14th set out the details on how to implement the previously reached agreement.
The negotiations between the Colombian government and the National Liberation Army began in 2017 under the administration of Juan Manuel Santos in Quito, the capital of Ecuador, and were transferred to Havana in 2018.
In 2019, a police academy in Bogot á was attacked by the National Liberation Army, resulting in 21 deaths and 68 injuries. Afterwards, the Colombian government demanded that Cuba hand over its negotiators, but Cuba refused this request.
On August 12, 2022, the Colombian government led by current Colombian President Gustavo Petro and the National Liberation Army officially announced the resumption of peace talks in Cuba. As of now, the peace talks have gone through three rounds.